USA claims it sinks Iranian small boats, shoots down missiles, drones as reopening of Strait underway; America’s claim untrue – Iran

This was as on Monday alone, three announcement made by America, whether by Trump, Washington or head of CENTCOM, have been at each stage of release been debunked by Iran as “lies”.

The United States military said on Monday May 4, 2026 that it had destroyed six Iranian small boats and intercepted its cruise missiles and drones as Tehran sought to thwart a new US naval effort to open shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

This claim was made by Head of CENTCOM Admiral Brad Cooper who said that the US military had destroyed six Iranian small boats and intercepted missiles and drones fired at US warships, as he acknowledged that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) had acted to stop Washington’s attempts to break Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz.

US President Donald Trump launched the operation, called Project Freedom, on Monday as he sought to wrest control of the critical waterway from Iran, which effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz when the conflict started on February 28.

But the Iranian military has dismissed the US claim in a swift reaction saying it is simply untrue. Watchers of events say so far information provided by Iran have been verifiable truths and facts, while those information being provided to Western media by America, despite its status as world super power, have been found to be based on “lies”.

This was as on Monday alone, three announcement made by America, whether by Trump, Washington or head of CENTCOM, have been at each stage of release been debunked by Iran as “lies”.

First of the “lies” being that two of its ships transited into the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz but Iran said no such event took place.

The second being its denial that Iran had the boldness to challenge its destroyer in the area but IRGC said it indeed fired missiles and drones to warn the two US warships after their failure to heed Iranian military instruction until the US warships retreated and pushed back from the Strait.

The third being the US military central command claim that it sank six Iranian boats that has also been found to be untrue.

Recall how Trump has repeatedly announced that Iran has no navy it has nothing and that “We are doing very well.”